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Origins of 2 Centuries Antiques
2centuriesantiques.co.uk was born out of what sometimes feels like two centuries in the business, but is, in fact,just over two decades. It was my mother who got me interested, dragging me round the auction rooms in Guildford and Dorking when I was knee high to a piano stool. I got the bug then, in those massive rooms filled with fascinating things I’d never seen before, and after rather a long time at the universities of London and Oxford, I decided to become self-employed.
I started in the property business, converting houses into flats, but the hours were long and the work dusty, so in 1987 I went in for antiques instead, with long hours and lots of dust too, but a great deal more intellectual stimulus. I started off at Portobello Road, then went into a shop on Richmond Hill, the London Sunday Fairs and some of the larger one-off fairs such as The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair. I specialised in Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts and anything else that took my fancy along the way.
The great thing about antiques is that there’s always more to learn, and it never gets boring, though it can be a cold and uncomfortable way to earn a living when you’re out at a boot fair at six in the morning in the middle of winter (or summer come to that). I started selling on eBay three years ago, and it was good fun and a pleasant way of passing on purchases to satisfied buyers. I still sell there, but my husband is an IT consultant as well as my partner in 2centuries – yes he’s got the bug too – so I asked him to build us a site where we can create a more personal touch where customers can get to know us, and vice versa. I missed the shop atmosphere I suppose. I still specialise in all the things I used to, but am always on the look-out for old and exciting or unusual pieces to bring you, so it’s worth popping in regularly to see what’s around.
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2 Centuries Antiques
Welcome to 2 Centuries Antiques
At 2 Centuries Antiques, we are dedicated to bringing you an interesting range of objects, including gold, silver, fine and costume jewellery, pewter, silver plate and silver metalware, glass, pottery, porcelain, costume, textiles, furniture and collectables.
We have called the site “2 Centuries Antiques” because it can contain at, any one time, pieces from any two centuries, apart from the 21st.
We stock Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernist, African, Asian and Oriental jewelry, antiques and collectibles.
We try to keep our prices as low as possible, and our shipping is free worldwide.
To celebrate the merger with Modern-ism.com, we are having an
“End-of-Year Discount” with 10% off all prices at the checkout!
We hope you enjoy browsing the site and that you find something to your taste. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or further requirements.
Now incorporating Modernist items, from our sister site
www.Modern-ism.com
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